John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
Gay-Straight Alliances, Secrecy, and the Public Trust
The word out of Alberta about Gay-Straight Alliance clubs (GSAs) hasn’t been good of late. According to the Calgary Herald, the Alberta...
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CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
- 4 min
Body-Shaming? Or Education-Honouring?
It’s back-to-school time and, for many Canadian pupils, it’s back to the demands of school dress codes. Not just in private schools, but...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
- 4 min
Different Schools for Different Folks—or Not? Reflections on Trinity Western’s Law School
No political issue in Canadian history has been more important, contentious, and complex than schooling, and particularly the question of...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
- 4 min
Why Dig in? Clues to the Liberals’ Stubbornness over the Summer Jobs Program
There’s a lot not to like about the Summer Jobs Program fiasco. The Liberal government’s insistence that employers conform with its...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
- 2 min
Face Coverings in Public? Civil Rights Aren’t Enough
A few times now I have criticized the public regulation of face coverings such as has been imposed this week by the Quebec government:...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
- 1 min
I Don’t Like Niqabs and Burqas — but They Should Be Legal
Just as Quebec has outlawed the public wearing of face coverings, those laid-back, liberal-libertine Scandinavians have found a similar...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
- 2 min
The Purveyor of Pleasure Brought Nothing but Pain
The Washington Post’s Theresa Vargas reminds us of the murder of Playmate Dorothy Stratten as “the dark side of Playboy.” And it is a...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
- 3 min
Why Can’t Colin Kaepernick Get Hired? Taylor Swift Provides an Answer
John Feinstein of The Washington Post is wondering aloud about NFL owners who are willing to hire criminals—notably DUI offenders and...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
- 2 min
Polygamy: Forbidden Once Again—but for How Much Longer?
My friend and “Context” colleague Lorna Dueck recently set out an eloquent case against the legalization of polygamy in Canada on the...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
- 1 min
Mike Pence and the Liberal Moral Police
American Vice-President Mike Pence set commentators across the cultural spectrum all a-twitter this past week as it emerged that he had...